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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Thursday, 19 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 April 2012. It was answered by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Unemployment: North-east

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in public expenditure on the rate of female unemployment in the north east.
Answer

No specific assessment has been made. However, the number of women aged 16 to 64 in work in the north-east has remained stable over the last year, while the number not in work has fallen slightly both in absolute terms and as a proportion of the population. Within this, female unemployment has risen by 6,000 on the year, to 57,000, driven by falling inactivity—down 7,000, to 266,000—as more women have joined the labour force.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105133; 543 c1422W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Unemployment North East
Link
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